Strategic & Business Advisory
Independent advisory on the financial and strategic decisions that shape growth, expansion, restructuring and performance.
Available as a standalone practice. No other service is required.
- Strategy, growth and expansion planning
- DPRs, feasibility studies and CMA projections
- Unit economics, cost and profitability improvement
- Financial restructuring and transaction advisory
- ERP and finance process transformation
- Turnkey project setup, land and approvals
How the practice works.
Not every business decision is a funding decision, though most have a financial answer. Expansion, diversification, pricing, cost structure and restructuring all call for analysis that is rigorous enough for lenders and investors and practical enough to run a business on.
InfinityEdge acts as a senior, independent adviser to founders, promoters and management teams, combining financial modelling and commercial judgement with the ability to see a recommendation through implementation.
Situations where this practice is engaged.
Evaluating an expansion
A new plant, product line or market needs a rigorous case before capital is committed.
Lenders require a bankable report
A DPR, CMA data and projections must satisfy credit appraisal and reconcile across documents.
Margins under pressure
Costs and pricing are not understood well enough to identify the levers that matter.
Unclear profitability by line
Multiple products, units or customers obscure which parts of the business create value.
A transaction or restructuring
A joint venture, tie-up or restructuring needs financial structuring and diligence.
Systems that no longer fit
Finance processes and ERP have not kept pace with the scale and complexity of the business.
What the practice covers.
The full scope of the practice, available individually or as part of a wider mandate.
Business strategy and growth planning
Strategic options, priorities and a financed plan for growth.
Financial planning and analysis
Budgets, forecasts and variance analysis that inform management decisions.
DPRs and feasibility studies
Detailed project reports and feasibility analysis for new and expanding projects.
CMA and bankable projections
Credit monitoring data and projected financials prepared to lender requirements.
Capital expenditure appraisal
IRR, NPV, payback and sensitivity analysis for investment decisions.
Business plans and financial modelling
Integrated models for planning, fundraising and board decisions.
Unit economics and profitability
Contribution, margin and customer or product level economics.
Cost optimisation
Structured review of cost base and operating efficiency.
Revenue improvement and commercial strategy
Pricing, mix and channel analysis to improve revenue quality.
Financial restructuring
Re-profiling of capital structure, obligations and entity arrangements.
Transaction advisory
Financial structuring, diligence and negotiation support for tie-ups and JVs.
Business performance evaluation
Independent review of performance against plan and peers.
ERP and finance process transformation
Requirement mapping, chart of accounts and migration support.
Expansion and diversification advisory
Financial evaluation of new geographies, products and business lines.
Turnkey project advisory
Concept to commissioning: location and capacity decisions, industrial land allotment through state development corporations, regulatory approvals, funding and incentives, and implementation oversight.
Who engages us.
Founders at an inflection point
Deciding how to scale, what to fund and where to focus.
Promoters planning expansion
Evaluating new capacity, diversification or an entry into adjacent businesses.
Established companies
Addressing margin pressure, restructuring or a change in capital structure.
Management teams of growth businesses
Needing independent analysis to support board and investor decisions.
Companies facing lender or investor scrutiny
Requiring bankable reports and models that withstand review.
Promoters setting up new plants
New plants or expansion into another state, from MSME to large scale.
From assessment to outcome.
Stages are adapted to the mandate. Milestones are agreed at the outset and vary with the nature of the engagement.
Diagnosis
Framing of the question, review of the business and agreement on scope and outputs.
Analysis and options
Financial modelling and evaluation of alternatives, with the assumptions made explicit.
Recommendation and plan
A clear recommendation, supported by the numbers and a plan for execution.
Implementation support
Support through execution, lender or investor presentation and follow-up reviews where required.
Typical mandate outcomes.
Where other practices connect.
Each practice stands on its own. Where a mandate benefits from another, we explain why and leave the decision with you.
Debt & Structured Finance
Bankable reports and projections feed directly into lender engagement.
Explore02Equity Fundraising & Investment Banking Advisory
Financial models and plans form the foundation of an investment case.
Explore03Government Incentives, Subsidies & Grants
Capex planning can be aligned with incentive eligibility from the outset.
ExploreWeighing an expansion or restructuring?
Outline the question and a partner will discuss how the analysis could be approached.